Stories & Insights

Hellas = Greece. This is the official name of our birthplace. The name Greece comes from the ancients who called it Graikos and then adopted by the Romans into Graecia. It is the land of the Hellenic people, of the Hellenistic period and the philosophy of Hellenism. Hellas, Helen, Helene aka Eleni means light. That is what strikes you when you visit Greece; the light, the sun, the brilliance of the sky is unbelieve…more so against the vivid blue of the Aegean, Ionian an

Why don’t we have a better word for people who have lived five decades or more? We are called senior citizens, old people, mature adults, old-timers, the elderly, the aging population, old-farts, geezers, etc. And, while all of them may be true (or not!), they are depressing, negative and in some cases, downright rude! Words mean things and with that, people create an image in their head about it. These definitions depict someone who is shuffling along, disoriented and bef

Explorers were the first travelers. The most daring and adventurous set out to discover new lands, new people, new experiences. They created the routes that allow us to touch the world. Zaf and I are following in their footsteps. There was always a sense of wanderlust for me, even as a child. I would dream of far off places that I would visit dressed in sophisticated clothes and dark sun-glasses. What was interesting to me was how the people lived. I remember a school